- Public transit
- N° 5 bus (Hôpital - Palexpo) links GENEVA PALEXPO with the City Centre
in only 10 minutes (runs every 4 to 8 mins). - N° 13 tram (Palettes - Nations via Stand and Cornavin), change at
terminus 'Nations' and then take No. 5 bus - N° 15 tram (Pont Rouge - Nations ) via P+R Etoile, Rte des Acacias, XXII
Cantons, Cornavin, change at terminus 'Nations' and then take No. 5 bus - N° 28 bus (Hôpital La Tour - Palexpo - Arena - Jardin Botanique) runs
every 20 minutes.
Geneva Servette Hockey Club's mascot "Sherkan" the live American bald eagle will be there to meet you. along with "Calvin" and see the super-cool "Eagle Mobile"and get autographs from the players. Stands L&M 5-8 Food tastings: The British Cheese Centre of Switzerland will offer samples of incredible farm house cheeses from the UK. Stand Q2 Peace Foods - stand I3 Sarah's Cakes - stand K2 Di's Creative Cakes - stand F9 Taste Events Catering - stand K5 Wine and Spirit tastings: Vintage & vine - stand N5 WineCarte -stand Q10 Soif & Thirst - stand T5&6 Whisky Experience - stand Q1 American Market will be on hand with impossible to find American groceries. stand B3 LaimaDinner will distribute packages of their bio seed mix for salads together with discount coupons for your first order - stand T7
12 noon Sandler Training will conduct a free business seminar: "How Some Companies are Growing Through This Recession" - Not every company is having a tough time in the current economic down-turn. There are steps that you can implement to grow your business during these troubled times. (at the WRS conference room) Lots of special stuff is happening at stands B1 & C1 11am Meet Pete! Meet: WRS presenter Pete Forster, our resident Aussie renaissance man. Pete presents The Mix every weekday (except Wednesdays) and has been recently filling Mark Butcher’s shoes on the National. Pete will be on our stand around from 11 to 12 to have a chat, answer any questions, shake hands and kiss babies! (at the stand) 12pm Gadget Guru hour: Our very own Gadget Guru Ian will be around the stand for a lunchtime chat about… technology and other stuff! (at the stand) 1pm Meet Michèle! The National co-host Michèle Mischler will be on hand at our stand from 1 to 2pm. Come by for a chat or to discuss some of the issues affecting Switzerland that The National has been covering recently. (at the stand) 1pm Expat Life Special Join Conor Lennon and Catherine Nelson-Pollard for a special edition of Expat Life, WRS’ show on making Switzerland your very own home away from home. Catherine and Conor will be taking any questions you may have. The show will be recorded for a later broadcast on WRS. (at the WRS conference room) 2pm Dig It! Introduction to Swiss Gardening: WRS’ resident garden doctor and guru Hester Macdonald will take you through the essentials of gardening in Switzerland and will be answering any of your questions. (at the WRS conference room) 3pm Kids in Mind Q & A Session Child psychotherapist Rachel Melville-Thomas from WRS’ popular parenting program Kids In Mind will be answering your questions, from bedwetting to berievement to eating habits. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to discuss parenting issues with an expert. (at the WRS conference room) 4pm Swiss Politics for Dummies: Jordan Davis, the WRS expert in Swiss National Affairs, will give a presentation on what you should know about Swiss politics. Questions welcome. (at the WRS conference room) The Kids are going to love "Hugo" the HUGE, 7 meter long bouncy dog! Provided by Yatouland (free entry) Located in the center common area. Free Give-aways: (based on availability) A free copy of WRS’ ONAIR magazine. A free copy of the International Herald Tribune. A free copy of Swiss News magazine. A free copy of Hello Switzerland magazine. A free copy of Inside Switzerland magazine. Prize drawings Winners will be announced between 4:30 and 5:00 on the loudspeaker
Blackden Financial will have a drawing for a Magnum of Champagne. Winner: J. Cook Gymboree Play & Music will be holding a raffle for a free 12 week enrollment in a Play & Learn class for a child aged between 6 weeks and 5 years old, worth CHF 420.00. Stand G8 Vitam'Parc will hold a prize drawing for 10 tickets for a four hour entry to their Aquapark facility. Value 16€ each. Winners: C. Newsome, K. Ellery, S. Frueh, M-B. Dolder, J. Beveridge Energy Centre will offer a drawing for a course of 6 individual 1hr Sophrology sessions. The sessions will be tailor-made to the requirements of the individual. Value 700 CHF. Winner: K. Quement Peak of Health will be holding a raffle for a free entrance to one of Dr Marilyn Glenville’s health and beauty workshops. Value 97 CHF. Winner: G. Londero . Allianz Insurance / Benjamin Cohen will have a free drawing for a week at The Shawnee Inn Golf Resort in the Pocono Mountains, USA. A top rated resort and year round pleasure for Golf and Ski. Value 2000 CHF Winner: L. Penas Clinique Dentaire de Genève will have a Prize Drawing for 3 Professional Dental Cleanings (152.- CHF value each) Stand K1 Geneva Servette Hockey Club will be raffling off two pairs of VIP tickets valid for the 2009-10 regular season. Winner: E Lefebvre International Golf Associates will offer two prize drawings, each winner will receive a Green Fee at a competition organized by the “International Golf Associates” in the 2010 golf season and one box of 6 golf balls with the IGA logo. Winners: N. Schwager and R. Miller. Investors in Property are offering a drawing for a 2 night stay in Chalet Serendipity in Lauterbrunnen for two people. Stand D4 Le Café Vivant will hold a drawing for a copy of the book “Laughing along with the Swiss” or an invitation to Le Café Vivant launch event : Cocktail « Meeting You & Others ». Stand O7 Total Feet will offer a drawing for 2 - 75,00 CHF or 50,00€ vouchers for any work on ski boot fitting or custom made sports orthotics. Winners: P. Gerber and M. Lazarte The Good Fruit will have a drawing for a 200.- CHF Travel gift voucher. It can be used for Hotelplan, First Business Travel, Tourisme Pour Tous, Travel Mart, Easy, M Travel, or ESCO. Winner: K. Theunissen Geneva Writers' Group will have a drawing for a free morning workshop. Value: 30 CHF. Winner: M. Baudinet Usborne Books: Guess Curly the Pig's birthday and win 25 CHF of books. Stand G4 DS Tax Consulting will offer a prize drawing for a free review of your tax situation and advice on how to save your taxes. Value: CHF 700. Winner: J. Herbst Know-it-all Passport will be offering a prize drawing for a jar of Cheery Echo Cookie Mix. Value 18 CHF. Winner: S. Chinnappa-Sarwal Thunderbird School of Global Management will have a drawing for a gift certificate for a 500 CHF reduction for an Executive Leadership class called Leading Global Projects for Strategic Results to take place November 16-18th. Stand J5 DeVere and Partners will have a drawing for a giant Toblerone. Winner: J. Dodd Sewa Beats Sàrl will have a drawing for a Djembe (traditional African drum) worth 250 CHF. Stand E3 Curves will offer a fitness assessment, 2 monthly passes in one of any of our 5 clubs in Geneva. A 500 CHF value. Winner: S. Beckmann Forth Capitol will offer a drawing for a weekend for 2 at a luxury spa resort. Courtesy of Wellness & Spa Leaders, Geneva. Stand A6 The Library in English will offer a drawing for one full family membership of the Library for one year. 165 CHF. Winner: L. Krois. Note by Note will be offering a competition, drawing winning entries for 2 adult prizes – 50 CHF voucher each of sheet music from notebynote and 2 children’s prizes – each child wins a kazoo! Stand E7 The Clever Company will have a drawing for 4 hours of concierge service. Value: CHF 300 Stand B2 Espace Beaute will give away coupons with a 25% off of 1st Beauty Treatment - free for all visitors - valid 1x per person. Stand N1 |
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